Next is smoothing it up and finishing the profile with 120 grit before normalizing and heat treating. Friend who gave it to me is a knifemaker too and said it should be heat treated just like 1075/1080/1084 so i will test it and see if it holds an edge before worrying about a handle which will also be a first thru-tang and first stacked handle possibly too. In case y'all haven't noticed i'm trying alot of new things lately